The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Dong Zhuo relied on the extremely powerful Xiliang iron cavalry to hold the emperor hostage and look down on the princes of the world. If there were no civil strife, Dong Zhuo would have a place in the world today.

"Hehe, brother, don't worry, Liangzhou is not so easy to bully." Ma Chao, who had met several times in Linzi, suddenly appeared in Chen Ziming's head. , I wonder if I can give Chen Ziming a surprise now.

"Oh, Ziming meant that you don't want to send troops to contain Cao Cao and let him take Liangzhou?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Ziming suspiciously. According to Chen Ziming's original strategic plan, Silizhou must be taken, and then Liangzhou.

But now Sili Prefecture was seized by Cao Cao taking advantage of the flood of the Yellow River, and now he has begun to plan for Liangzhou. It stands to reason that Chen Ziming should not allow Cao Cao to seize Liangzhou, but Liu Bei is puzzled by Chen Ziming's attitude now.

How should Chen Ziming respond to Liu Bei's words? He can't say that Ma Chao can defeat Cao Cao. He immediately grew up and said haha: "Brother, don't worry, even if Cao Cao kills Ma Teng, he will not be able to take control of Liangzhou in the short term. Although Liangzhou has more than ten Ma Teng can, but Ma Teng's son Ma Chao is not an idler, and Cao Cao underestimated Ma Chao's ability."

You must know that the tribes in Liangzhou are not so easy to bully. In order to survive, they tried every means to increase their strength. Once these tribes gathered together, their strength was very powerful.

Of course, Chen Ziming actually had a small thought in mind, that is to let Cao Cao take the lead, disintegrate the forces in Xiliang, and make them completely lose the power to resist, especially Ma Chao, a fierce tiger, Chen Ziming has been envious for a long time.

As long as Cao Cao defeats Ma Chao as he did in history, Ma Chao, who is like a bereaved dog, is the best to subdue.Moreover, Chen Ziming sent Zhao Yun's [-] troops northward not just to deal with the Xiongnu.

Although Liu Bei's territory does not border Liangzhou now, as long as Feng Ling is captured, don't lead an army from Feng Ling to Anding County in Liangzhou.As long as Cao Cao defeated the army of the alliance of various ministries in Liangzhou, Chen Ziming would send troops from Hedong under the pretext of Ma Teng's revenge, capture Feng Ling, enter Liangzhou, and drive Cao Cao out of Liangzhou.

At this time, in Luoyang, in Cao Cao's mansion, Cao Cao was discussing Liangzhou with his advisers.

"Ma Teng still refused to serve me. In order to cause civil strife in Liangzhou, he had to be killed with pain." Cao Cao sat at the head, apparently in a bad mood.

Originally according to Cao Cao's plan, as long as Ma Teng was recruited, Cao Cao could easily take Liangzhou, and then get Liangzhou's huge herd of war horses to form an iron cavalry that can compete with Liu Bei.

But Ma Teng's elm-headed head was unwilling to serve even if he died, which made Cao Cao furious. After the last attempt to persuade him to surrender failed, Cao Cao directly ordered Ma Teng to be killed, and sent someone to send Ma Teng's head back to Liangzhou so that the Liangzhou Alliance could be dismantled. .

"Prime Minister, although Ma Teng is dead, his son Ma Chao has great prestige in Liangzhou, so we must guard against it." Xi Zhicai did not agree that Cao Cao used Ma Teng's head to cause civil strife in Liangzhou, but Cao Cao had already done it, so he had no choice but to continue. Plan other ways for Cao Cao.

Chapter 3 and Four

Chapter 3 and Four

"Little Ma Chao, you are still young, so why not be afraid." Cao Cao didn't take Ma Chao to heart at all. In Cao Cao's heart, in today's world, Liu Bei is the only one who is qualified to compete with him.

"My lords, go down and prepare. When there is civil strife in Liangzhou, I will not lead an army to conquer Liangzhou." After discussing for a while, Cao Cao felt that everything was under his control. Sun Ce attacked Jingzhou and restrained some of Liu Bei's troops.

He also led 20 Huns to the south, forcing Liu Bei to mobilize nearly 30 troops to deal with it. Although Liu Bei still had hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, Cao Cao was not a vegetarian. Not afraid, that's why Cao Cao dared to boldly plan the land of Liangzhou.

Ten days later, in Fufeng County, Liangzhou, the sound of wailing and crying came from Fufeng Mansion. It turned out that Ma Teng's head was sent back by Cao Cao, and Fufeng Mansion was full of resentment.

"Ah! Cao Cao's traitor, I will kill him with my own hands!"

Suddenly, a shocking roar came from Fufeng Mansion. The eight-foot-tall handsome general walked out murderously with a long spear in his hand, and shouted as he walked: "Order the army to gather. I will lead my troops to attack Luoyang and kill Cao Cao with my hands. Thief, avenge my father."

"Major general, wait a moment." At this moment, a majestic black man chased after him and grabbed the young general who was walking out.This young military general is Ma Chao, the eldest son of Ma Teng, and the black man who is chasing him is the fierce general Pang De.

"Ling Ming, why stop me?" Ma Chao angrily yelled at Pang De who was holding him back.

"Young General." Pang De hastily persuaded: "Then Cao Cao is in Luoyang, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers around him, and the Major General only has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of its troops."

"Then, in your opinion, what should I do?" Ma Chao calmed down a lot after being blocked by Pang De, but his heart was still in chaos. He wanted to kill Cao Cao and avenge his father.

Pang De hurriedly said to Ma Chao: "Young General, Cao Bandit killed the lord. The Young General should use the order of the lord and alliance leader to gather all the troops in Liangzhou to attack Cao Bandit. That is the best policy."

"Come here!" After Ma Chao heard this, he immediately yelled at the guards outside: "Under the order of my father's lord, the tribes of Liangzhou, large and small, will lead troops and horses to join me here within half a month. Nine tribes."

Soon, Ma Chao's order spread throughout the tribes in Liangzhou. All the tribes were afraid of Ma Chao's bravery. He led his troops to Fufeng and joined Macheng.

Ma Chao gathered Han Sui, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, and Yang Qiu from more than a dozen tribes, large and small, and an army of [-] marched towards Tongguan.

After Han Sui came, he offered advice to Ma Chao, asking Ma Chao to send people to Chengdu and Linzi, and ask the two emperors to send troops to attack Cao Cao together. Went to Chengdu and Linzi.

"Well, Ma Chao's son is so capable. It's really a tiger father without a dog." When Cao Cao received the news that Ma Chao had assembled an army, he paused slightly, but he didn't take Ma Chao seriously.I am used to fighting Liu Bei, and Cao Cao doesn't pay much attention to dealing with small forces like Ma Chao.

"My lord." At this time, Xun You said: "Although Tongguan is dangerous, there are not many soldiers and horses. If Ma Chao breaks through to Tongguan, Chang'an will not be safe."

"Well, come here, send an order to the ban, and lead [-] troops to Tongguan. Be sure to keep Ma Chao out of Tongguan, and wait for me to lead the army." Cao Cao already had a conclusion in his mind. If the alliance is disintegrated, then lead the army to crush the various ministries in Liangzhou, and completely hold Liangzhou in your hands.

"Report!" Before Cao Cao's order was sent out of his mansion, a messenger rushed in and said, "Chang'an urgently reports that Ma Chao entered Tongguan ten days ago and broke through Tongguan in two days. Now Ma Chao's army has marched towards Chang'an." Come."

"What!?" Cao Cao stood up abruptly after hearing this, and couldn't believe what he heard. Ma Chao broke through the Tiandan Tongguan in two days.

"My lord, Chang'an is in danger now. Send troops and horses for reinforcements immediately." Xun Yu immediately got up and reminded Cao Cao that now is not the time to be in a daze. Chang'an is one of the capitals of the empire, and there must be no mistakes.

"Come here, order Yu Ban to lead [-] soldiers and horses. They must arrive in Chang'an within three days, stick to Chang'an, and wait for our army to arrive." Cao Cao's face changed drastically. If Chang'an is lost, the joke will be big. Chang'an is one of the ancient capitals. And the geographical location is very important. Once Chang'an is lost, Hongnong on the right side of Chang'an will be in danger.

To the north of Hongnong is Feng Ling, the place Liu Bei must pass through to enter Liangzhou. Once Hongnong is lost, Feng Ling is a rootless duck. Without reinforcements, Liu Bei can easily take Feng Ling.

The reason why Cao Cao dared to plan Liangzhou is because Feng Ling is now in Cao Cao's hands, and Hongnong has Cao Cao's army garrisoned. It is not easy for Liu Bei to take Feng Ling and enter Liangzhou.

But now that Ma Chao has made such a move, not only is Chang'an dangerous, but Hongnong and Feng Ling will be flanked by Ma Chao and Liu Bei's army at any time. This is what Cao Cao is worried about. He has received a secret report that Ma Chao has sent someone to Liu Bei to discuss an alliance with Liu Bei. Things.

After Yu Jin received Cao Cao's order, he immediately mobilized [-] soldiers and horses to march westward, marching towards Chang'an in a hurry, while Cao Cao mobilized troops from various places to prepare to lead the army to Chang'an and kill Ma Chao.

At the same time, order Xun Yu to sit in Luoyang, and mobilize troops from Nanyang and Yuzhou to strengthen Hongnong's troops, and pay attention to Liu Bei's soldiers and horses at any time. If Liu Bei has the intention to attack Feng Ling, don't let Hongnong's soldiers go north to reinforce Feng Ling.

Hongnong and Henan are in the hands of Cao Cao, while Hanoi and Hedong are in the hands of Liu Bei. The Hongnong army directly faces Liu Bei's Taishici army stationed in Hedong, and it must not be taken lightly.

At the same time, according to Xun Yu's suggestion, Cao Cao dispatched Lu Bu, who was stationed in Hongnong, to go out with Cao Cao. Xun Yu's meaning was very clear, that is, he did not trust the capricious Lu Bu. If Cao Cao's retreat is cut off, Cao Cao will fall into a land of eternal doom.

In order to deal with Ma Chao once and take Liangzhou, Cao Cao brought not only Lü Bu with him, but also generals such as Xu Chu and Cao Chun, as well as Cao Zhang, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, He Yan, Xia Houshang, etc., leaving Cao Ang with him. Xun Yu sat in Luoyang together, and it was safe.

When Ma Chao was marching to Chang'an, his envoys arrived in Chengdu and Linzi almost at the same time, and began to lobby Liu Zhang and Liu Bei, hoping that they would send troops to attack Cao Cao and help him avenge his hatred.

Chapter 3 and Five: The Arrangement of the Army

Chapter 3 and Five: The Arrangement of the Army

"Your Majesty, Ma Chao, the son of Ma Teng in Liangzhou, sent an envoy to Chengdu to say that Cao Cao killed his father, and Ma Chao wanted to raise troops to avenge his death. If His Majesty is willing to send troops to help, after his great revenge is avenged, he will lead Liangzhou to serve His Majesty." One day, when Liu Zhang, who became the emperor, was playing with his concubine, the ministers Huang Quan and Li Hui came to see him.

"Cao Cao is really a traitor." Liu Zhang was in a bad mood when he was disturbed by Huang Quan. After hearing Huang Quan's words, he scolded Cao Cao and asked Huang Quan: "Although Cao Cao respects you as the emperor, he doesn't listen to you." Gu Zhi commanded me. At the beginning, I listened to your words and wanted to recruit Ma Teng to Chengdu, but Cao Cao not only refused to let Ma Teng come, but now he is killing him. Such a reckless person, I can let him alone, you and others Is there a good strategy?"

"Your Majesty, now that Cao Cao is powerful, Ma Chao is by no means his enemy, and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong does not listen to His Majesty's orders and blocks the way for His Majesty to send troops. There is nothing we can do about the battle between Ma Chao and Cao Cao." Huang Quan said tactfully to Liu Zhang , although you are the emperor, you are far behind Cao Cao. It is good if people don't come to beat you, but you still want to deal with Cao Cao.

Besides, you can't even deal with Zhang Lu at your door, let alone participate in the battle of princes like Cao Cao. If Cao Cao was not restrained by Liu Bei, it's hard to say whether Liu Zhang has the final say in Yizhou now.

"Your Majesty, Cao Cao first attacked Liu Biao and then killed Ma Teng. He didn't pay attention to His Majesty at all. His Majesty ordered punishment immediately." Li Hui spoke at this time, but he refused to raise the issue of troops. They had no ability to send troops at all, but as the emperor , I still have to express my own opinions and brush up my sense of existence.

"Well, very good. You immediately draw up an order to reprimand Cao Cao and fine him half a year's salary." After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he turned and continued to look for his concubine, leaving Huang Quan and Li Hui in a daze.

"Hey!" Huang Quan shook his head, sighed and left without doing anything to order Cao Cao to be punished.Now you, Liu Zhang, can punish Cao Cao. Besides, after Liu Zhang became the emperor, did you give Cao Cao a salary, and punish him with a half-year salary, which is nonsense.

The matter of Ma Chao asking Liu Zhang for help was left alone, but the envoy Ma Chao sent to Linzi made a breakthrough.

Liu Bei personally received the envoy of Ma Chao, and expressed his deep sorrow for Ma Teng's murder. revenge.

After sending away Ma Chao's envoy, Liu Bei immediately called everyone to discuss the matter.

"Ma Chao is really a tiger general. He broke through Tongguan in two days, and now he is in Chang'an, making Cao Cao in a hurry." Ma Chao's attack on Cao Cao made everyone smile, especially many generals admired Ma Chao. They knew how powerful Cao Cao was. Yes, Cao Cao has a lot of generals in his hands, but Ma Chao is almost at Cao Cao's door.